Amid a growing effort to overthrow Gavin Newsom, the White House on Tuesday threw its support behind the Democrat in California.
“In addition to participating in a series of issues with [Gavin Newsom] from addressing the climate crisis to bringing the pandemic under control, [President Biden] clearly opposes any attempt to revoke [Gavin Newsom]”” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Twitter on Tuesday.
Psaki’s remarks come as the recall stamp hits, with more than 1.4 million signatures collected so far – just shy of the 1.5 million needed on March 17 to hold a mid-year recall. cause.
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Although the Republicans of California continue to add their names to the growing list of supporters, it is unlikely that Newsom will be forced out of office.
A poll released by the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies last week found that only 36 percent of the 10,000 registered voters in California surveyed said they supported the attempt to oust Newsom.
Biden’s public support for the California Democrat is a nod to the national attention that the recall effort has received.
Political bigwigs like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who both have broad shoulders in conservative circles, endorsed the effort.
Newsom has faced an increasing setback from Republicans for its harsh response to the coronavirus pandemic, which recently put the state among other restrictive measures when California saw an increase in coronavirus cases in December.
The Golden State reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, and Los Angeles became a hotspot for the virus, as the country has the most cases and deaths per capita in the country.
California has reported more than 3.3 million confirmed cases since the pandemic began, and nearly 44,500 deaths.
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Despite the severe setbacks by Republicans, cases across the country have declined drastically since December following stay-at-home orders increased, with just over 8,200 new cases reported Tuesday – a significant decrease compared to the more than 53,700 cases reported on December 15th. .
Newsom declined to speak publicly about the recall campaign and ignored Fox News’ repeated requests for comment.